Telegram-herald., 1887-06-10
muRDeRED HIS MISTRESS.
a Blsssy Tragedy ossnsniss>d ~ rhzls-
aelfhss Pass sna Actor.

a<tphka Feet ana &cfofs
fsIlADrLrkEs, June s.--Robsrs g. Had,
aged 81 years. shot and kaiisd Ma. iislikn
Rivers. sged y years. sboai ocioek this
morning. a. No 3sS North Tenth-si., where
The ooap-e were living as nam and ~l;e
under the nalns Of Burton Mrs. Rivers
wa the vile of James W. Rivera. an actor,
known 10 the profession AZ James hes-
nolds- A remarkable oosueidenee with the
present tragedy mas the stteInpt Of kivers
% take Mrs. kiserr life. April ~.
Hal who today suooseied ia doing
what Riyen attempted two monfhs
ago. On the date mentioned Rivers shot
al his wife. but inflicted only . slight
wound in the hip lie then shot himself
IN the head and breast. and lay in the hos
pifsl for several weeks, bat subsequently,
recovered, ana with his son and daughter
left yesterday for Topeka. Kan Hal j. .
poet and actor, but had not been very sac
cesslal ia eithsr Of these professions lie
and Mrs. Rivers had been intimate Tor some
time bur tie lady with whom fher
boarded says thsy had lately been
anareling great deal. Last sveBinR.
after the quarrel, Mrs. Rivers lefi the house
and remained All night with en SC
Quaintance on Eieyenth-st. Lsr,y this
morning she had q warrant issued tof Hziis
arrest, charging him witt assault and hst.
terry. Before the warrant wfs served, bow.
ever, she xnnted Hall 80 BIS room. and the
landlsdy few minutes later heard pistol
shots Ia the room. A policeman WAS called
and on going 20 the rooms Mrs. Rivers was
found dead with fwp bullet holes in her
besd. and ncr throat cut rom ear 10 ear.
Hall Eas wing on the loor unconscious. he
having cur his throat with nnx0f. BE
was removed 70 tie German HOSPITAL. and
IL is thought bis injuries viii prove fatal.
Several Letters written by Hall we're found
in the room. the eontents o. waieh showed
ttsf lfla dssd sAs s,Esm ssisaisas @~ z.
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IRE ks~ssos @ rsn 90 a. ott~ws Itascs-e
q j.. spite the unisv0rsbls condition -os the
weather yesterday goodly number re-
sponded to the invitation Of the Chicago
Il West Michigan gsilncad Co 20 visit the
opening at Ottawa Beach The special ex.
cursion train with seven fail coaches Iefl
the Union depot at $50 arriving al Holland
about II o'clock where the besutifai lit
tie steamer, ''Qneen of the Lake." in
charge Of Capt. Johnson. wss waiting 10
convey the pleasure PARTY 10 that msgnl6-
cent resort, which was reached At Il.S0.
Many valuable improvements have
recently been perfected for the pleasure and
conveniencs ef all who vssis Otnwa Beach.
The Ho,zl ''ol.sxs, unaer the naansge-
niens OF Wu. j. Scott. Is a large oommod-
ions hailding. With hfty nicely Furnished
rooms, commanding q fnii view of the
grounds and Lake Michigan. The Associa.
ton owning The Hotel Ottawa intend
adding forty more rooms this spring. lesv-
ing nothing undone that viii promote the
pleasure Of visitors and patrons.
After dinner tse parry yisitea the United
States Life Saving station. which - ia
charge Of Captain Chsries Morton, snd
crew Of seven men, one Of whom kindly
explained the mode Of operating each de-
pzrtmert IN case Of wreck.
The original Haosfawa Park Hotel.
under the management OF j. Rider, IL
beaEfifBIiy sItnssed between two fnmsrse
bluffs. decorated By nstzirs with fue shade
trees and shrabberv i8akine Il q pleasant
place TO spend the hot SKINNER months.
NJ. S. Marshall an old resident Of Grand
Rapids. bas charge of Bay View Hotel,
more generally tnown - sootf's Landing.
st the left Of Nacsta~a Lake he has
made wonderful Improvements and vii en-
oeavor to entertain his guests and visitors,
rorally. Captain Garett states that the
Chicago Il West Michigan will continue
runaiae REGULAR trains fo and from Ottawa
Beach, and erect sn srched dock a. Holland
one hundred feet long and fweHfy-fvs
feet wide ouf in The lake.
enabling The read 70 run trains
siongsf3e the s1esrper making the
change much more ooDseBie1f than before
ErcuTsions Wit be ran from different p&ris
Of the state during the BURNER, and
there viii be nothing lsfI undons OF tl,s
part Of toe railway c.J1k Parry r make traas-
forssii0n both cheap and Convenient.